A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: First opened in 2006 — that’s more than 7 years ago — the Portland Aerial Tram has officially transported 10 million passengers. As part of the celebrations, a very lucky...
In 2-3 months, construction may start for the Cerro San Cristobal cable car in Lima, Peru. While its built in a city, this system will not be used for mass transit purposes, rather it will serve a purely tourist function. If everything goes according to schedule, the cable car will be available for use by summer...
Back in October, I brought notice to Rio’s Complexo do Alemao Teleférico. In that post I stated that based upon available information, the system was to be operational by the end of this year. Unfortunately in late November, Rio and the Complexo do Alemao favela were witness to a nasty battle between insurgent drug cartels...